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backtrack

/ˈbæk.træk/

Translations

backtracknoun

backtracks

/ˈbæk.træk/

откат

The software update included a backtrack to the previous version.

Обновление программного обеспечения включало откат к предыдущей версии.

Synonyms

backtrackverb

backtracked

Past Simple

backtracked

Past Participle

backtracking

Gerund

/ˈbæk.træk/

отступать

He had to backtrack on his previous statement.

Ему пришлось отступать от своего предыдущего заявления.

возвращаться

We need to backtrack to find the lost trail.

Нам нужно возвращаться, чтобы найти потерянную тропу.

Additional translations

Synonyms

backtrackadjective

/ˈbæk.træk/

Used chiefly attributively in technical contexts (e.g., "backtrack search")

Definitions

backtracknoun

The act of retracing one's steps or going back over a path or course.

Their backtrack took them across the same river they had just crossed.

A reversal or change in opinion, policy, or decision.

The company's sudden backtrack on the merger surprised investors.

backtrackverb

To retrace one's steps or go back over a path or course.

After realizing he had taken a wrong turn, he had to backtrack to find the right path.

To reverse a decision or change one's opinion.

The politician had to backtrack on his previous statements after facing public criticism.

In computing or logic, to return to a previous stage in a problem-solving process when a chosen path proves unsatisfactory.

If the search algorithm hits a dead end, it will backtrack to the last decision point.

backtrackadjective

Relating to or involving backtracking, especially in computing or problem-solving contexts.

The backtrack algorithm systematically explores all possible configurations.